Activist & publisher
Marcus Garvey
Built the largest Black mass movement in American history around self-reliance and a return to Africa. He is a national hero in Jamaica and a prophet in Rastafari.
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. was a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa. Ideologically a black nationalist and Pan-Africanist, Garvey's ideas are known as Garveyism.
- Born
- 1887-08-17, Saint Ann's Bay, JamaicaA Wednesday
- Died
- 1940-06-10, London, EnglandA Monday, aged 52
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- Colony of Jamaica
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1887-08-17, Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica · time unknown, noon chart
America/Jamaicathe zone used then
America/JamaicaThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 24°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 3°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 5°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 2°55′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 23°56′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 0°12′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 29°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 9°59′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 0°00′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 4°57′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1940-06-10, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 19°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 15°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 9°41′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 12°48′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Cancer | 15°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 5°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 10°02′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 23°36′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 22°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 1°18′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Marcus Garvey was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.